The Agrinautica

   I had an almost comical number of misfortunes all together today.

   I had to drive to a place four hours away way out in rural Victoria (Australia) for work (the government job). I was running low on fuel but I hate stopping for fuel so I always try to plan to practically use up the tank before refueling. I calculated I'd be passing through this town Dunkeld right at that point I'd need to refuel, it's not a small town but its the southern entrance to major tourist destination Grampians National Park so I felt confident it would have several gas stations.

   Nope.

   It had only one gas station. It was a mobil. The government car doesn't have a mobil fuel card. From past experience accounting does _not_ like when I don't use a fuel card and instead pay myself and expense it. It changes from something that happens without any further commentary to filing an expense report with an explanation and back and forth with multiple people griping about it. But I was on E without enough fuel to get to a place I had a fuel card. Okay so I'll just have to pay for it myself. I fuel up (here in Australia you fuel first and then pay). I put my hand on the pocket my wallet is always in. It's not there. I never go anywhere without my wallet, how is it not in my pocket???

   I know you can pay for things with the bank app on your phone, I don't like it but I've done it once before when I for some reason didn't have my wallet somewhere else. I go to open the bank app but it needs to update. I go to update but there's not enough room on my phone unless I delete some apps. There's not really any apps I can really spare to delete. I'm stressing out because like, I need to pay for this fuel!

   So I delete two apps hopefully I can reinstall later.

   Then I actually remember that my wallet is not in my pocket because I'd gone through a Starbucks drivethrough (I never go through drivethroughs but was in a hurry this morning), and had put my wallet on the passenger seat since its hard to reinsert in the pocket while sitting.

   So I'm able to pay for the fuel. Though Accounting is still going to give me hell about it.

   Then not ten minutes later I was trying to eat a yogurt cup while driving (I really didn't have any spare time, having to drive somewhere four hours away to meet with people for an hour drive four hours back in time to make a presentation at 6pm) and spilled yogurt on my pants. Ugh. "Can't believe!"